Baseball Recap: Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers vs. Hunterdon Central Red Devils
There's no place like home for Bridgewater-Raritan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Hunterdon Central Red Devils on Friday by a score of 5-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bridgewater-Raritan also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Owen Crimmins tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bridgewater-Raritan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Lehberger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Fattore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Bridgewater-Raritan's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Hunterdon Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bridgewater-Raritan will challenge Howell at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Bridgewater-Raritan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Hunterdon Central, they will head out on the road to take on Bayonne at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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